Ironing board



T. EvANoF-F.-

Sept. 8, 193,1.

IRONING BOARD Filed may 29. 195o 2 sheets-sheet 1 T. EVANOFF IRONINGBOARD Sept. 8, 1931.

Filed May 29, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedV Sept. 8, 1931 PATENTOFFICE THEODORE EVANOFF, .0F PORTLAND, OREGON IBONING BOARD Applicationfiled May 29, 1930. Serial No. 457,440.

The invention aims to provide a new and improved edgewise-expansibleironing board for reception in trousers legs, coat sleeves or othertubular garment members, providing two oppositely facing flat surfacesagainst which to press the material with an iron.

The device consists essentially of two scparate boards each transverselytapered substantially to a feather edge, the two boards being disposedside to side and being provided with` connecting means allowingoverlapping of them to any necessary extent, and due to the transverselytapered form of said boards, the opposite sides of the completestructure present substantially flat faces against which to iron thematerial, regardless of the extent to which said boards be overlapped.

It is one object of the invention to provide a device of the classdescribed which is of rather simple and inexpensive, yet eliicient anddurable construction.

The connecting means between the two transversely tapered boards,preferably embodies a spring Wire, and it is a further object of theinvention to provide novel construction for effectively connecting theends of this spring wire with cprners of the two boards.

With theforegoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompany- 35 ing drawing.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a pair of trousers showing the ironingboard within the same.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the ironing board removed from thetrousers.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic horizontal sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig.1, no regard being paid to details of the two boards in this View,except to show their transversely tapered form.

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail sectional views on the correspondingly numberedlines of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through one of theboards taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Figs. 5 and 7.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view on line 7--7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view on line 8-8 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a'perspective view of one end of the spring wire whichconnects the two boards.

Fig. 10 is a perspective viewof one of the corner members instrumentalin securing the ends o'f the spring wire to the boards.

Figs. 11 and 12 are perspective views of the two sections of a sheet'metal covering which surrounds a core embodied in the construction ofeach board.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of therore.

Fig. 14 is a small. side elevation illustrat ing spring wires connectedto both ends of the boards instead of to only one end as in thepreceding views.

The. drawings above. briefly described illustrate the preferred form ofconstruction and while this construction will be herein specili'callyexplained, it is to be understood that within the. scope of theinvention as claimed, variations may be made.

The complete deviceembodies two separate. ironing boards, each of whichis denoted as a Whole at 15, the two boards being connected only at oneend, for instance, by a spring wire 16, or connected also at their otherends by an additional wire 17 (Fig. 141-). rllhe wire or wires exertpressure to move the two boards 15 outwardly in ed gewise directions tosnugly hold the colnplete device. within a tubular garment member, suchas a trousers leg, coat sleeve, etc. The two boards 15 are transverselytapered to feather edges, as featured in Fig. 3, and said boards overlapeach other slidably as illustrated in this view. Thus, regardless of theextent of overlap (dictated by the size of the garment member M in whichthel board is used). the opposite sides of the complete board willpresent substantially flat surfaces 18 against which to press thevarment with an iron. The reference number 18 will be found only in Fig.3. which view is intended only to show the overlapped relation of andthe transversely tapered form of the boards 15, withoutregard to detailsof said boards. The specilc construction of these boards is shown inother views and as the structure for one is a duplicate of the other,only one will be specifically described.

The numeral 19 denotes an elongated flatsided core which is tapered to afeather edge transversely, said core being constructed from wood, heavycardboard, asbestos, breboard or any other appropriate material. Onecorner 2O of this core is snugly held in an angular metal corner member21. This corner member is bent from sheet metal and embodies parallelside walls 22 and 23, a longitudinal edge wall 24 joined to said sidewalls, and an outer end wall 25 extending between said side walls. Thisend wall 25 is preferably formed by an extension integral with the sidewall 22, and the free end 2G of said extension may projectlongitudinally' of the corner member 21 and lie against the inner sideof the side wall 23, as shown. An angular end 27 of the wire 16 isreceived between the side walls 22'and 23 and contacts with the edgewalls 24 and 25, the corner 20 of the core 19 being snugly seated in theangle of said end 27, as illustrated in Fig. 6. Appropriate fasteningmeans, preferably consisting of wire lacing 28, passes through alinedopenings 29 in the side walls 22 and 23 and through the intervening core1S), rigidly securing the elements 19, 21 and 27 together. If desired,the side walls 22 and 23 may be provided with integral tongues 30 (Fig.10) which are inwardly clinched around a portion of the angular wire end27 to further assist in rigid assembly.

The core 19 is covered by a sheet metal casing consisting of fiattransversely conver ing metal plates 31 and 32, all edges of t eseplates except those at the feather edge of the core 19, being clinchedtogether as denoted at 33. Toward their free edges, the plates 31 and 32are preferably thinned substantially to feather edges, as shown in Fig.7.

Flat padding 34, of felt or other desired material, covers the plates 31and 32, and a fabric covering 35 is stretched and secured around theentire assembly. It will thus be seen that Iwhile this assemblypossesses a sufficient degree of rigidity to withstand all uses to whichit is to be put, it nevertheless possesses ample yieldability to providean effective ,backing against which to perform a pressing operation withan iron.

Vhen the device is not in use, it stands expanded as will be clear fromFigs. 2 and 14, and when it is to be inserted into a garment member, itis contracted edgewise and later released, so that the spring means 16,or 16 and 17, comes into play to move the two boards 15 outwardly inedgewise directions, snugly holding the entire device in position withinthe article to be pressed. While in general appearance, the devicesomewhat resembles others heretofore devised for forming creases introusers legs, coat sleeves and the like, the present invention is notintended for this purpose, but is strictly an ironing board againstwhich to press tubular garment members with a hot iron. The transverseexpansibility of the board is solely for the purpose of holding itsnugly in place during the pressing operation.

Attention is again invited to the fact that within the scope of theinvention as claimed, numerous variations may be made, even though apreferred structure has been herein disclosed and described.

Particular attention is invited to the fact that the invention allowshard pressing and does not require steaming of the garment, vwithpossible danger of altering its color. By the use of the invention, onecan press a coat sleeve for instance as hard as the body of the garment.

1. An ironing board comprising two separate boards transversely taperedsubstantially to feather edges, said boards having their feather edgeportions disposed inwardly toward each other and adapted to overlapwithin a tubular garment member, and connecting means between saidboards.

2. An ironing board comprising two separate boards transversely taperedsubstantially to feather edges, said boards havin their feather edgeportions disposed inwardly toward each other and adapted to overlawithin a tubular garment member, an spring means connecting said boardsand eX- erting outward edgewise pressure thereon.

3. An ironing board comprising two separate boards transversely taperedsubstantially to feather edges and adapted to overlap within a tubulargarment member, each board comprising a flat-sided elongated coretapered transversely substantially to a feather edge, a similarlytapered sheet metal covering around said core, flat yieldable paddingaround said sheet metal covering, and a flexible sheath around saidyieldable padding; and connecting means ibetween said boards.

4. In an ironing board, a corner member having a parallel side walls, anouter longitudinal edge wall extending between said side walls, and anouter end Wall also extending between said side walls,aspring wirehaving an angular end between said side walls and disposed against saidedge walls, an elongated substantially flat core having a corner portionsnugly received between said side walls and abutting said angular end ofsaid spring wire, means securing said core and side walls together, andcovering means extending around said core and said corner mem- 5. In anironing board, a corner member having parallel side walls, an outerlongitudinal edge wall extending between said side walls, and an, outerend wall also extending between said side walls, a spring wire having anangular end between said s1de walls and disposed against said edgewalls, an elongated substantially Hat core having a corner portionsnugly received between said side walls and abutting said angular end ofsaid spring wire, means securing said core .and sidewalls together, asheet metal cover extending over said core and corner member, andyieldable covering means around said sheet metal cover. v

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

THEODORE EVAN OFF.

